Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 852

Yangzhou
The water continuously beat against the shore, and the sound of the rushing water was even more intoxicating. Yuan Yao's eyes widened, and he stood on the shore, looking at this endless "river", and his heart was full of pride , he had never seen such a scene before, the boats in the distance gradually approached the shore, and their bodies became bigger and bigger, Yuan Yao couldn't help exclaiming.

Zhou Yu stood aside, looking into the distance calmly, without saying a word.

"That's the car and boat. How big do you think it is?"

Suddenly, Zhou Yu pointed to the big boat approaching in the distance, and asked.

Yuan Yao looked eagerly at the slowly approaching big boat in the distance, frowned, and made a rough calculation in his heart. The boat was about twenty or thirty feet long, and the width was probably three or four feet. There seemed to be quite a few figures running back and forth above, so he replied, "25 feet long, [-] feet wide, and a thousand people?"

Zhou Yu laughed when he heard this, nodded his head and said: "You are very good, but you have some talent in this area", paused, and then said: "This is a four-eight chariot, and it is the largest among all chariots. It is 38 inches long. Zhang, four feet one foot wide, one foot five feet draft, can carry eight hundred people, six bed crossbows, one stone catapult, usually two hundred strong crossbowmen, and one hundred swordsmen."

Yuan Yao couldn't help clapping his hands when he heard this, and asked, "How many vehicles like this do we have?"

"Well, there are four or eight vehicles and boats, and now there are 37."

"Aside from the four or eight vehicles and boats, are there other vehicles and boats?"

"Of course, there are also two, four, five, two or four, three and three, and four or six. The second is the smallest, and the fourth and eight are the largest. The second is usually used to allow soldiers to board the opponent's ships." Zhou Yu said seriously, but Yuan Yao kept these in mind. The huge [-]-car boat passed by slowly, and then some accompanying ships, including two [-]-car boats, were hovering around the [-]-car boat.

Ever since Yuan Yao arrived in Yangzhou, Zhou Yu took him to his so-called mansion near the shore. After arriving, Yuan Yao only knew what it means to be on the shore. This is completely on the shore. Yuan Yao was not used to traveling by boat at first, and it was difficult to fall asleep listening to the sound of the tide, but after staying like this for a while, he was already used to this kind of life.

Every day, Zhou Yu would take him to see all kinds of ships. There is no lack of pride in his words. Now overseas, the ships of the big man can be regarded as invincible. In the case of warships, shoguns, walkers, vehicles and other types of ships, any enemy encountered overseas can be crushed, and there has never been a single defeat.

Guishuang has naturally felt the pressure of the Dahan navy. From the initial temptation to the naked show of power, the Dahan's ships even docked at the port of Guishuang and forcibly replenished there. Guishuang's ships are not big. There are not many types, and there is no resistance to a fleet formed by as many ships as the Shanghan Army.

In this way, Guishuang's navy was not bad at the beginning. Even if it is not said to be on par with the big man's buildings, it is still no problem to resist one or two. When the whole body fell into the frenzy of pursuing larger ships with more people, Zhou Yu wrote a book "Multiple Ships Combined Best Strategies" very soberly.

Zhou Yu's idea is different from others. He is not blindly pursuing big ships, but to combine various ships to form a multi-functional combined fleet. When his book was printed and released, it brought a subversive effect to the Han Navy. After he took office as the Overseas Government, his thoughts also began to be implemented in Yangzhou. Sure enough, the fleet formed by the combination of various ships is more effective than a single type of giant ship.

Under this kind of thinking, the Han Navy carried out innovations, but the next door was still in the original thinking and never wanted to change. This has resulted in the crushing advantage of the Han Navy over them today.

Just looking at the ships on the shore for a few days, Yuan Yao couldn't help but feel a little proud. When he returned to Luoyang, he would have a lot of conversations with those friends. Just telling them about these ships, I'm afraid it will make them stunned, Yuan Yao thought in his heart, after staying here for four or five days, Zhou Yu was also busy all day because he had to deal with the affairs of the overseas government, so Yuan Yao was free.

There are not many servants in the Zhou mansion. Zhou Yu likes to be quiet. In the mansion, there are only Zhou Yu's first wife and his only son. Zhou Yu's first wife treats Yuan Yao very well. Yuan Yao calls her sister-in-law. A virtuous woman, at the same time, she is also literate. Yuan Yao can occasionally see her sitting with Zhou Yu and playing music together, making Yuan Yao especially envious.

On this day, Zhou Yu returned to the mansion in a hurry, went directly to the backyard, said something, and soon walked out, saw Yuan Yao who was practicing sword in the front yard, and directly took his hand, Just walking towards the outside of the mansion, Yuan Yao was pulled by him, almost fell, quickly withdrew his sword, and asked blankly: "Brother? What happened?"

"Something happened overseas, you go to sea with me today!" Zhou Yu said hurriedly, and did not give Yuan Yao time to prepare clothes. Yuan Yao was both surprised and happy. Seeing Zhou Yu's appearance, overseas must be a must. Otherwise, Zhou Yu wouldn't be in such a hurry. However, he could finally go to sea. He didn't know how long he had been looking forward to this day.

Zhou Yu's pace became faster and faster, and Yuan Yao followed behind him. The two arrived at the largest port in Kuaiji County. This place is called Qiantang Port. Many large ships from the Overseas Government dock here. At this moment, the voice of the people here There was a lot of noise, countless soldiers, sailors, and even officials were running back and forth. Seeing Zhou Yu coming, many people came to salute and greet, Zhou Yu asked anxiously: "Where are the others?!"

Yuan Yao stood behind them, a little dazed, but didn't ask any questions. Soon, two officials supported a soldier in military uniform and came to Zhou Yu. After bandaging up, he was extremely weak. Now that he saw Zhou Yu, he began to cry even more. Wiping his tears, he said, "Jianning Changdao, the general is still there!"

"how many people?"

"Thousands of people."

"Your crew is still safe, can you board the ship?"

The man nodded, and Zhou Yu said: "Get ready to go to sea!!" The officials shouted, Zhou Yu walked directly towards the port, Yuan Yao hurriedly followed behind him, stepping on the wooden board, Zhou Yu boarded A chariot and boat, which Yuan Yao could see clearly, was one of the few four-eight chariots and boats of the big man. After boarding the boat, Zhou Yu began to give orders. The flag is ordered.

As the boards were taken away, the vehicle and boat set sail instantly, not as slowly as Yuan Yao imagined. After raising the sails, the vehicle and boat quickly left the port. Yuan Yao looked around, and there were still four or eight vehicles and boats around. There are quite a few small vehicles and boats following, and in front, there is a battleship, and behind it, there seems to be a huge building boat, which is slowly following.

Yuan Yao was extremely excited, walked to Zhou Yu's side, and asked in a low voice, "Brother, is there going to be a war?"

Zhou Yu frowned, and said with some emotion: "I hope to have the opportunity to fight." Without explaining to Yuan Yao, he roared again: "Speed ​​up!!" Seeing Zhou Yu's irritable appearance, Yuan Yao He couldn't help guessing in his heart what it was that made his elder brother so angry. Looking around, he finally found an acquaintance.

It was the little official he saw when he came to Yangzhou just now, he was also on this boat at the moment, Yuan Yao sneaked up to his side, when the man saw Yuan Yao coming, he hurriedly bowed his hands, Yuan Yao In return, Yuan Yao asked in a low voice: "What happened?" The petty official looked at Zhou Yu in the distance, and then asked: "Didn't Pu She tell you?"

"Never, what is it that makes Pu She so angry?"

"The natives of Jianning Changdao are rebellious"

"Ah??", Yuan Yao exclaimed in surprise, and the surrounding officials looked at him one after another. He smiled awkwardly, but found that these people were extraordinarily solemn, and none of them could laugh. He asked again Said: "How many people are plotting rebellion? Why do they all look like this?"

"Sigh, things like this happen frequently recently, but this time it's different, Yangzhou Navy Captain You Tu, he's in Jianning Changdao."

"Then why worry? It's impossible for the navy to suppress even some natives?"

"But General Youtu went to Jianning Changdao to investigate the terrain. The navy wanted to build a few cities on Jianning Changdao. He only brought some master craftsmen and less than a hundred soldiers."

Hearing this sentence, Yuan Yao was a little excited. It seems that this time he can really participate in the battle. The swordsmanship he has practiced for so long will finally come in handy. However, soon , he is no longer so excited, because the ship has sailed for six full days, but has not arrived at the destination, sailing at sea all day, Yuan Yao is getting more and more uncomfortable.

Only then did Yuan Yao understand what Zhou Yu meant by saying that he hoped to have a chance to fight again. At this speed, by the time they pass by, the entire Han navy might have been wiped out. However, he heard that Yangzhou was not the only one rushing to support. Overseas government, as well as Jiaozhou, Yizhou, and several surrounding strongholds have sent people to support them. From this point of view, if this is the case, the war should be over when the Yangzhou navy arrives.

After sailing like this for [-] days, the fleet just started to prepare for war, the bed crossbows were all aimed at the front, and the soldiers were also ready for battle. Only then did Yuan Yao learn that they had arrived The destination, however, when he looked into the distance, he saw nothing but the endless ocean.

Suddenly, he heard a rush of war drums.

(End of this chapter)